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South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association: all federal awards · Department of Health and Human Services: spending

EARLY CONNECTIONS: EXPANDING INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH IN THE LOWCOUNTRY AND BEYOND - EARLY CONNECTIONS WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH (IECMH) SERVICES ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA'S LOWCOUNTRY BY INCREASING SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, CONSULTATION, AND WORKFORCE TRAINING. THROUGH INTEGRATED TRAINING, CLINICAL SERVICES, CONSULTATION, AND COORDINATED REFERRALS, EARLY CONNECTIONS WILL IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHILE ADVANCING SAMHSA PRIORITIES IN PREVENTION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS TO CARE, AND RESILIENCE. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, SCIMHA EXPECTS TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 2,529 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS, SPECIFICALLY CHILDREN AGES 0–5 AND THEIR CAREGIVERS ACROSS BERKELEY, BEAUFORT, CHARLESTON, AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. IT WILL OFFER WARMLINE CONSULTATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES STATEWIDE. THE FOCUS IS ON CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, OR RELATIONSHIP ISSUES; FAMILIES FACING POVERTY, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES), INVOLVEMENT WITH CHILD WELFARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, OR LIMITED SERVICE ACCESS; AND FAMILIES WHO ARE MEDICAID-ENROLLED, UNDERINSURED, RURAL, OR UNDERSERVED. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, SCIMHA EXPECTS TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 2,529 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, AND CONSULTATION ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 440 PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATING IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, 1,661 CHILDREN RECEIVING SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES, 68 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RECEIVING DIRECT IECMH TREATMENT, AND 360 CAREGIVERS AND PROFESSIONALS RECEIVING CONSULTATION SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON FOUR MAIN ACTIVITIES. FIRST, SCIMHA WILL INCREASE WORKFORCE CAPACITY BY PROVIDING TRAINING THROUGH THE IECMH FOUNDATIONS CERTIFICATE, IECMH CLINICAL CERTIFICATE, DC:0–5 TRAINING, AND CHILD-PARENT PSYCHOTHERAPY (CPP). SECOND, HELP ME GROW SOUTH CAROLINA (HMG) WILL BE ENHANCED AS THE PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SCREENING, CARE COORDINATION, REFERRALS, AND SERVICE NAVIGATION. THIRD, SCIMHA WILL BROADEN DIRECT CLINICAL SERVICES BY ADDING AN IECMH CLINICIAN TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS, DYADIC TREATMENT, CAREGIVER SUPPORT, AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS. FINALLY, SCIMHA WILL INTRODUCE A STATEWIDE WARMLINE CONSULTATION SERVICE TO OFFER PROMPT SUPPORT TO CAREGIVERS AND PROFESSIONALS CARING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. PROJECT GOALS ARE TO: (1) STRENGTHEN WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT IECMH BEST PRACTICES; (2) EXPAND ACCESS TO SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND REFERRAL SERVICES; (3) EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND CONSULTATION SERVICES; AND (4) IMPROVE CHILD AND FAMILY OUTCOMES THROUGH COORDINATED, SUSTAINABLE SUPPORTS. KEY OBJECTIVES INCLUDE TRAINING 75 GRANT-SUPPORTED PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE IECMH FOUNDATIONS CERTIFICATE, TRAINING 100 PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE IECMH CLINICAL CERTIFICATE, PROVIDING DC:0–5 TRAINING TO APPROXIMATELY 250 ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONALS, INCREASING DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SCREENING BY 20% ANNUALLY, EXPANDING ASSESSMENT CAPACITY TO 50 ASSESSMENTS ANNUALLY BY YEAR 4, SERVING AT LEAST 100 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH TREATMENT SERVICES, AND PROVIDING STATEWIDE WARMLINE CONSULTATION. OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE IMPROVED CHILD SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING, DECREASED CAREGIVER STRESS, INCREASED CAREGIVER CONFIDENCE, AND STRENGTHENED ACCESS TO INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS.

Project Grant (B) · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · to South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association (UEI NGT5FNR9BYW1) · data as of 2026-10-21

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